INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET
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Question
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Data sent to a Web server that records your actions on a website.
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Chocolate chip.
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Something you eat.
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What grandma bakes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cookies are text files with small pieces of data-like a username and password-that are used to identify your computer as you use a computer network. Specific cookies known as HTTP cookies are used to identify specific users and improve your web browsing experience.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cookies are sent by the browser to the server when an HTTP request starts, and they are sent back from the server, which can edit their content. Cookies are essentially used to store a session id. In the past cookies were used to store various types of data, since there was no alternative.
Detailed explanation-3: -A cookie is information that a website puts on a user’s computer. Cookies store limited information from a web browser session on a given website that can then be retrieved in the future. They are also sometimes referred to as browser cookies, web cookies or internet cookies.